Dual reel wire connector for ironing boards



June 14, 1949. I. MENDELSOHN 2,473,107

DUAL REEL WIRE CQNNECTQR FOR IRONING BOARDS Filed Nov; 15, 1946 ,xes

17 -10 b c 9 l6 16 at 22 12 2a 1s 42 11 INVENTOR. Iavme' Ntmmoau always? Patented June 14, 1949 DUAL REEL WIRE IRONING CONNECTOR FOR BOARDS Irving Mendelsohn, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application November 15, 1946, Serial No.

6 Claims. (01. 242-107) an electric smoothing iron. An object of the as it engages the board is a standthis cross bar collar is revoluble on said arm through a complete circle and lockable in any position of such revolution by a handle threaded radially into the collar and engaging the arm. The guide arm extends radially from the collar for some distance 2 to the arm of the T and terminates in a loop through which the core extends from its spool to the smoothing iron.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and. to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth,

In the accompanying drawing formin a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the ironing board showing my device in operative relation thereto, with one cord extending through the guide arm loop to the smoothing iron and the other cord extending to a wall socket, my invention being shown in end elevation therein.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of the device embodying my invention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the device showing it attached to a wall.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, my improved reel ID comprises the clamp portion II which is substantially in the shape of a C-elamp adapted to engage the end of an ironing board l2. Clamp ll comprises the C-shaped portion I 3 and the screw member l4 adapted to engage the under side of board [2 and grip the same bethe upper arm l5 of the C-clamp Integral with upper arm l5 of clamp l l is the standard I6. The upper end of the standard It is formed with a stud projection Ili adapted to engage into a socket it formed in a removable standard [6 to rotatably mount the latter on the stud projection Hi The removable standard H3 may be secured to any angularly set position by a set screw IS On this removable standard H5 is mounted the transverse tubular member H, which and thence parallel enlarged view of a fragment of with member l1.

' Two substantially cylindrical spools 20 and 2| are mounted on tube ll, one on either side of standard I 6 and are rotatable thereon. The spools 20 and 2| serve as take-up reels for the wall plug electric cord 22 and the smoothing iron electric cord 23, respectively. The rotation of each spool 20 and 2| on tube I1 is completely independent of its companion spool. Cords 22 and 23 are electrically interconnected by means well known in the art and similar in general construction to those shown in United States Patent 1,216,319 to Huling and will not be further described nor illustrated herein.

Cord 22 is a conventional two-prong plug 24 for insertion into;wall' socl et;.25 asa source of electric current. Cord 23 has a suitable'connector 26 for engagement with electric smoothing iron.,, 21 to be used in connection with the ironing board 12.

The spools and 2| are provided at theirouteraw ends with short arms 28 and 29 extending radially. .15,.

inward substantially from their peripheries to a point radially inside tube I1 and thence xinwardlyi; of tube H, the inward extending portion 3B con stituting anchors for coil springs 3i and 31 whose inner ends are mounted on studs IQ of 29 standards i8. Spring 3H connected to-spool 2F through arm29-is similar in all respects-to spring 3| illustrated, except that itis-oppositelywoundw Th'usycord 22, in being unreeled' from spool20, causes :the-sameto revolve clockwise of Fig. 1 and thus-to load spring 3t, whereas'cord 23, in beingreeled off spool 2|, causes the latter to revolve counter-clockwiseofFig.-1 and to load spring 3W; Guide arm" collar 32' Ba substantially cylin-- drical' member 'freelyrotatablymountedon tube 0.

I! to the right of, standard H5 in Fig. 2. Guidearm' 33is formed integrallywithcollar 32*and extends substantially radially outward therefrom;-- being substantially -L-shaped ,1the 'freegportionp 34 extending parallel to spool;2|"- and longitudi 35 nally' substantiallycoincident therewith and ter-; minating in the eye 351- Cord 23 is led' through eye 35 and isthereby supported. at some distance, fromitsspool 2 l as clearly shown in Figs; 1 and12.

The position of 'guide'arm' 33relative to tube 40 I1 and the reel [0 generallymaybe varied angularly, as clearly shown" in Fig. 1, by rotation of collar 32 ontube l1, collar 32 being angularly fixable on tube I! by means of the L-shaped.

handle 36. The latter comprises a threaded portion 31" threaded into collar 32 and engaging tube I! with its flat inner end- In the full lineposition of Fig. 2, handle. 36has. locked collar. 32,..and, guidearm 33 relatively totube. .l'l. Byj counter: clockwise movement .ofhandle 36 asindicated by. thearrow Atherein, collar32 is .free torotate on tube. l1. thereby permitting.,adjustment of 3 guide, arm 33.,

Theinner. end face of spool 23 is provided with: a plurality-oi longitudinallyextending cylindrical recesses 38 .in spaced relationand on the periphery; thereoi. Boss v39 on standardwlii mounts leaf spring ifl. extending substantially parallel, to the, end surface ofispool-Zfl. A-pin M mounted on. leaf spring-14060 as to extend perpendicularly; therefrom is engageable selectively into the rep; cesses 38- as they-come in, angulancoincidence-- therewith. a In such positionof-engagement.spool 2U; is;-locked against-the rotation. Spool :20. may: boa-freed for-rotation by withdrawingpin:4l: by flexing. leaf spring 'lliibackwards, as shown 'in the. broken lineipositionoi Fig.2."

In operation, board l2 may be sets at a convenientdistance". from the-wall socket-25' and cord 22: may be---ree1ed:off='spool 20 just sufiiciently to reach socket 25, :as shown in Figs-l, and pin M: may be" allowed to engage the nearest recess 38 scr-ras to :lock spool .28 l in position and prevent spring -3t fr'om tensioning cord 22=,*which will ex tend loosely to socket 25 without either tension or undue looseness.

Iron 21 may now be used in convenient manner and guide arm 33 may be set into the position most convenient in view of the type of work being done at the time.

The upper arm I5 of the clamp portion I l is provided with an integral side extension l5 formed withganainclined surface :1 'ihtadapted to support the electric iron '21 in an-inclined position as shown in Fig. 2.

The device may be attached to a. wall or other surface-403iibyvscrews or the like 4| which may pass-through openings formed in the flange 42 of the, removable standard It.

WhileI have illustrated and described the preierred-embcdimentsoi my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise-construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications comingwithin. the scope-of the. invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention; what- I claim-as new, and desire to secureby United: States Letters-Patent is:

l. Ina wire connector for ironing -boards,---in combination; asstandard, meansiior attaching said standard to an ironing -board, -a removablestandard rotatably attached :tozthe first'standard and a tubular member extending transversely to both sides of said second standard,-spoolsfor electrically conductive cords rotatably' mounted on said member on each side 0f SEtld'-"Sl3aHC1a,ld;2, spring.operativelyconnected to one of said spools so as .to be loadedupon rotation of said-spool in i a givendirection; a spring operatively' connectedto the other of said spools so as to be loaded upon rotationwof said other. spool -in the opposite direction; standards locatedv within= saidtubularmember and bosses mounted on said-last man tioned standards coaxially: with said tubular member, :said springs further being connected to i said bosses.

2.: IILSEL wire. connector. for. ironing. lboards, in combination, a standard, means for attaching. said standard tosan :ironingboard; .a -.removable. standard rotatablyi attached to' the first standard. and :a tubular member extendingtransversely toboth;-sidesof'said second standard, spools for electrically conductive .cords rotatably mounted on said, member on each side otsaidlstandard, a spring operatively. connected toone ot-saidi spoolsso as to be loaded upon rotation :of said spool in a givengdirection; a spring operatively connected-to the. other oi said. spools .so as: to be loaded upon rotation ofsaid. other spoolin the-opposite direction, standards locatedwithin said tubular membenand bosses mounted on said last mentionedstandards coaxially avith .1 said tubular member, said; springs further being. connected to said bosses, one. ot said spools being formed with re-- masses in its inner end surface-,and means-resilientlymounted on said standard for selectively engaging and disengaging said recesses forlock-- ing .saidspoolagainst rotation-relative to said members 3.-In-a wire connector for ironing-boards, a standard for-attachment to the ironin board, tubular members extended -la'terally from each side of said standard; spools, for electrically con-- ductive cords rotatively'mounted; onsaid tubular members; standards-formed on-the ends of said tubular membersand ex-tended radially inward of-said-tubular members and having their free.

endsat-thepenters -of said tubular members,

bosses on the free ends of said latter-mentioned standards and extended coaxially into said tubular members, arms formed on the ends of said spools adjacent the ends of said tubular members and having portions extended eccentricallyjnto the adjacent ends of said tubular members, and springs operating between said bosses and the portions of said arms for retaining said spools in positions in which the electrically conductive cords will be wound on said spools.

4. In a Wire connector for ironing boards,'a standard for attachment to the ironing boardpa tubular member extending from one side of said standard, a spool for an electrically conductive cord rotatively mounted on said tubular member, resilient means for retaining said spool in a-ifo'tative position in which the cord is wound onthe said spool being formed with spaced :r'ee end adjacent said standard, aboss extending from said standard, and means ons'aid boss selectively engageable with aid recessesifor holding said spool in a desired rotative position in which the cord will be partially unwound from said spool. U

5. In a wire connector for ironing boards, a standard for attachment to the ironing board, tubular members extending from diametrically opposite sides of said standard, a spool rotatively mounted on one of said tubular members and co-' extensive therewith for an electrically conductive cord to be attached to a source of electrical en-' ergy, a spool rotatively mounted on the other of spool.

The following IRVING MENDELSOHN.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Atkinson Aug. 26, 1873 Schenderlein June 26, 1928 Temple Aug. 16, 1932. Bettinger Nov. 22, 1932' Tornblom June 20, 1933 Murphy Sept. 10, 1935 Latocha Oct. 3, 1939' FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Switzerland Aug. 16, 1938 

